# Performance Testing is no longer optional! **URL:** \ **Category:** Discussions\ **Tags:** learning, 30-days-of-testing\ **Created:** [26 March 2025 05:10 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/performance-testing-is-no-longer-optional/83807 "2025-03-26T05:10:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ansha\_batra](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/ansha_batra/32/12845_2.png) [@ansha\_batra](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/ansha_batra)\ **Post date:** [26 March 2025 05:10 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/performance-testing-is-no-longer-optional/83807/1 "2025-03-26T05:10:36Z")
A three second delay can cost users-Performance testing is not optional! Do you test early or wait until the end? > **[\#day2 #21days21tips #softwaretesting #qa #performancetesting… | Ansha Batra](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ansha-batra_day2-21days21tips-softwaretesting-activity-7310502139875717120-iKLo)** > > 🚀#Day2 of #21Days21Tips: Performance Testing is No Longer Optional! > > Users expect speed, and even a three-second delay can lead to drop-offs. > QA isn’t just… ---
**Author:** ![kristof](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/kristof/32/10839_2.png) [@kristof](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/kristof)\ **Post date:** [26 March 2025 05:46 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/performance-testing-is-no-longer-optional/83807/2 "2025-03-26T05:46:06Z")
When was it optional? 😅 It’s not because companies didn’t do it, it made it optional, it’s always been “mandatory”, they just didn’t care for it or didn’t know how to do it 😃 ---
**Author:** ![kristof](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/kristof/32/10839_2.png) [@kristof](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/kristof)\ **Post date:** [26 March 2025 06:52 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/performance-testing-is-no-longer-optional/83807/3 "2025-03-26T06:52:35Z")
Maybe my 2cents about your post: it’s very chatgpt outcome like. Lately chatgpt has been spitting a lot of bullet points with checkmarks: ✅ So when I opened it, I instantly though ow a chatgpt message. I’m not sure if it is or not but it’s defo what people think these days. ---
**Author:** ![danuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@danuk](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/danuk)\ **Post date:** [27 March 2025 10:13 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/performance-testing-is-no-longer-optional/83807/4 "2025-03-27T10:13:38Z")
Whole team needs to be aware of performance - it is not a QA-only task. For many of my applications, a three second delay would be incredible and a responsible business analyst and architect would strive for mutual understanding to ensure that requirements are properly captured in the first place. All else being equal, a fast response is more expensive than a slow one - can the client really afford the fastest or will something else need to slip? Who is telling users that almost instantaneous response is feasible for every single application I wonder, could it be exposure to multibillion pound companies with vast data centres for example? Because I feel that is setting expectations a little high for the average business ---
**Author:** ![olly\_f](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/db5fbb/32.png) [@olly\_f](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/olly_f)\ **Post date:** [27 March 2025 13:24 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/performance-testing-is-no-longer-optional/83807/5 "2025-03-27T13:24:41Z")
The same posts appear on Reddit from this account. I hope I’m wrong but it does come across as a bot or gearing towards some kind of product/marketing/brand somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![ansha\_batra](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/ansha_batra/32/12845_2.png) [@ansha\_batra](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/ansha_batra)\ **Post date:** [27 March 2025 13:38 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/performance-testing-is-no-longer-optional/83807/6 "2025-03-27T13:38:05Z")
Haha! I guess I should have said “often treated as optional” rather than truly behind one. But yeah, I have seen teams either skip it or push it to the last minute, only to realize why it’s essential. ---
**Author:** ![ansha\_batra](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/ansha_batra/32/12845_2.png) [@ansha\_batra](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/ansha_batra)\ **Post date:** [27 March 2025 13:41 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/performance-testing-is-no-longer-optional/83807/7 "2025-03-27T13:41:09Z")
Totally agree that performance isn’t just QA’s responsibility, it’s a team effort. I think user expectations have evolved because tech companies setting the bar so high. A three-second delay might not be a deal breaker but for some it can make or break user experience. It really comes down to context, budget and business priorities. ---
**Author:** ![ansha\_batra](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/ansha_batra/32/12845_2.png) [@ansha\_batra](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/ansha_batra)\ **Post date:** [27 March 2025 13:45 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/performance-testing-is-no-longer-optional/83807/8 "2025-03-27T13:45:15Z")
@olly_f @kristof haha, I am actually new on reddit, no bots, no marketing just sharing insights and discussions over platforms. I like bringing conversations to different spaces where testers hang out, appreciate you pointing it out, though! I guess i know now how not to look like a bot, I will make sure to engage in more direct conversations and share insights in a way that fosters interaction within the Club. Apologies. ---
**Author:** ![kristof](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/kristof/32/10839_2.png) [@kristof](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/kristof)\ **Post date:** [27 March 2025 13:47 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/performance-testing-is-no-longer-optional/83807/9 "2025-03-27T13:47:59Z")
> [@ansha\_batra](#): > > I guess i know now how not to look like a bot, I will make sure to engage in more direct conversations and share insights in a way that fosters interaction within the Club. Apologies. No apologies required. I’ve been in the same boat. 😛 It’s really hard these days because everybody will instantly assume it’s chatGPT like. Especially if you use it and you get the same style of output. It learns from us afterall 😃 ---
**Author:** ![olly\_f](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/db5fbb/32.png) [@olly\_f](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/olly_f)\ **Post date:** [27 March 2025 14:17 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/performance-testing-is-no-longer-optional/83807/10 "2025-03-27T14:17:32Z")
Sorry on my part! I didn’t mean to be unwelcoming at all! It’s just hard to tell who’s real these days I guess! 😂